{"id":249166,"date":"2026-05-22T08:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nenasilje.org\/?p=249166"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:47:25","slug":"art-action-against-hate-in-banja-luka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nenasilje.org\/en\/art-action-against-hate-in-banja-luka\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Action against Hate in Banja Luka"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cArt against Hate\u201d is the title of a street campaign held from 9 to 10 May in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was organised by an informal group of peace activists brought together with the support of the Centre for Nonviolent Action. Their aim was to replace messages of intolerance and violence in public spaces and fill them with images promoting solidarity, diversity and togetherness.<\/p>\n

Young people from Banja Luka took part in the street campaign, working with artist Nata\u0161a Konjo Konjevi\u0107 on a mural about reconciliation, coexistence and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter the street campaign that we had in Kumanovo at the end of April, this time we\u2019re in Banja Luka, working with young people, artists, who refuse to normalise the hate speech that surrounds them. They seek social change, they want to act in their local community and ultimately make it more accepting and beautiful,\u201d said Tamara Zrnovi\u0107, member of the team from the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo – Belgrade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the day before the street campaign, the young people had an opportunity to meet each other at a one-day workshop where they engaged with topics such as: hate speech, nonviolence and nonviolent actions. They also had an opportunity to learn more about engaged street art as a powerful tool for bringing about social change.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe brought together a group of young people who refuse to live in a world that promotes hatred and who are brave enough to stand up to such narratives. We believe we will continue working together after this mural, because the group has very good dynamics and has expressed a desire for more interventions like this one in public spaces,\u201d added Vanja Stoki\u0107, member of the informal group of peace activists.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cIt is wonderful to be brought together with creative and talented people who want to express themselves in public spaces in a different and more proactive manner. I think this is a good way to do it and a good opportunity to show young people that they can be part of social change at the micro level. They can have concrete impact on the local level,\u201d said artist Nata\u0161a Konjevi\u0107 Konjo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The painted mural is a joint and powerful message that there is no place for hate speech in our societies and environments and that together we can be part of social change.<\/p>\n

The art action was supported by artist Nata\u0161a Konjo Konjevi\u0107.<\/p>\n

In the upcoming period, a similar campaign is planned in Ni\u0161 (Serbia).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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